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Nathan the Ghille was brilliant but despite his advice no salmon.

Conditions exactly the same as the day before but for whatever reason only 1 fish caught on pellet and feeder

2 Barbel

Water low and slow, fishing patchy,

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

An interesting day! Fish were not in the usual areas so we had to go hunting. Managed to find two nice barbel. Had to make a swift escape as the heavens opened up in order to get out of the bottom field only to be confronted by the whole herd of cows blocking our exit on the road out of the field and some angry looking bulls. When they eventually moved on,after about an hour, the path out was very slippy and we only just managed to get the cars out. Future anglers should be aware of this if it is wet.

2 Barbel

Fished from 3-8pm. River very low and clear with lots of weed making things difficult. 2 barbel 7-8lb and 5 good chub, 4 of them 4lb+. Also lost 2 barbel in the weed. All taken on groundbait feeder with boilie hookbait.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

1 Trout

Warm bright day and river slow with lots of loose weed running down. Fished on ledger with mostly meat and pellet Usual waves of canoes through the day

2 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Nil caught

Was a nice change heading to the little Clewedog Brook today , overcast a cool breeze , and 17 degrees when I tackled up at nine , with my usual six foot two weight rod , and a single 18 Parachute Adams to start , as initially looking over the bridge , I did see one steady rise , things looked good , always a nice start seeing a fish rising . . . . Excited delirium sets in !!!!!!!,
Eventually got down into the stream , tricky from the bridge , but found a small tight path in , aren't they always amass with brambles . . . Careful wading as the initial hundred yards is pretty slippy bedrock so took it very steady , cast too the rising fish , and he nailed it , happy days nice start . . . A feisty fish of about ten inches admired then slipped back in .
I worked my way steadily upstream , some lovely little pools and runs , superb stuff and casting is reasonable for such a small stream , although some of the pools are deep , reminds me of some of the pools on the Hindwell , very deceptive and can easily catch you out !!!!!!Next two fish were on the Parachute Adams as well , again little fighters , and lovely colouration , both about eight inches . A couple of the deep pools , I did change fly to a GRHE , did the trick , two more fish from the same large pool , great fun , one about six inches , the other about eight .
Some surface activity was starting to show more regular by about midday and a mix of upwings and sedge were on the go , so tied on an Adams agin , this time slightly bigger , I went for the 14 just to see how things went . . . .
Did seem particularly fussy , hammered at the head of a little pool , again strong little fish seven inches , slipped back in , didn't quite manage the full beat , perhaps three quarters , great fun and plenty of activity frontman the resident kingfishers , really nice to see . .
Last fish was prospecting the Adams tight under a slumped willow , and a slow motion rise , small fish came up to inspect it then nailed it , great fun .
A really interesting five hours on the Clewedog Brook , seven brownies caught and released and plenty of wildlife to keep you entertained , as always with these wild streams , a nice way to chill out and drift away . . . . . . . . Spot on !!!!!!!!

7 Trout